old covenant

American  

noun

1. the covenant between God and the ancient Israelites, based on the Mosaic Law.

2. (initial capital letter) the Old Testament.

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Example Sentences

Within an hour, she had connected the passage to the Old Testament books of Psalms and Exodus, delivered a theological primer on the “Old Covenant” vs.

From New York Times

It was in the old Covenant House and it looks like a ship.

From The Wall Street Journal

Different Christian traditions take different approaches to Mosaic law, but in general they view it as the “Old Covenant,” superseded by the arrival of Jesus.

From Slate

Under the old covenant, one could simply be born into the people of God.

From Salon

It is as the chief sacrament of the old covenant, by which God meant to aid all succeeding generations of Hebrews in believing that God was their God.

From Project Gutenberg